NCERT Class 7 social science (our past) Book Chapter 1 Answer Lift in the Deserts English Medium | Introduction: Tracing Changes through a Thousand Years

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Chapter 1

Introduction: Tracing Changes through a Thousand Years

Let’s recall

(a) Archives are places where ___ are kept.

(b) ___ was a fourteenth-century chronicler.

(c) , , , and _ were some of the new crops introduced into the subcontinent during this period.

  1. List some of the technological changes associated with this period.
  2. What were some of the major religious developments during this period?

Let’s understand

  1. In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?
  2. How were the affairs of jatis regulated?
  3. What does the term pan-regional empire mean?

Let’s discuss

  1. Compare either Map 1 or Map 2 with the present-day map of the subcontinent, listing as many similarities and differences as you can find.
  2. Find out where records are kept in your village or city. Who writes these records? Is there an archive? Who manages it? What kinds of documents are stored there? Who are the people who use it?

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